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At roughly 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, a collective groan could be heard throughout the Beehive State, as the Utah Jazz were unable to crack the top three of the NBA Draft Lottery, most likely losing any hope of taking the player 99 percent of Jazz fans covet - Jabari Parker.

It wasn't just that the Jazz didn't crack the top three. Statistically, Utah had the best chance of landing right where it ended up, with the fifth overall pick. But the Jazz, and various other teams, were jumped by the Cleveland Cavaliers - you know, that team that took Anthony Bennett out of UNLV with the No. 1 pick last year.